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Tue, 12/02/2019

2nd MIREU SLO workshop

On 23-25 October 2018, the MIREU project organised a workshop focusing on 'SLO and Regional Development Perspectives' in Leoben, Austria, as the second in a series of three Social License to Operate workshops that explore the concept of SLO and the linkages between SLO and regional development.

Kristiina Jokelainen presenting the MIREU project

Tue, 12/02/2019

MIREU at the EU Raw Materials Week

Several MIREU project partners participated in the sessions at the EU Raw Materials Week 2018, which covered a broad range of topics related to raw materials, either as panellists, presenters, moderators or participants.

Tue, 12/02/2019

MIREU is partnering up with the OECD!

In 2017, the OECD launched a project targeting mining regions and cities. As the objectives of the OECD project play well into the objectives of MIREU, the two decided to partner up and join forces!

Tue, 06/11/2018

MIREU at EU Raw Materials Week 2018

The 3rd edition of the EU Raw Materials Week will kick off in Brussels next week. The Raw Materials Week 2018 edition will go on from 12 to 16 November.

Thu, 18/10/2018

Skills and research for the mining of the future

Until recently, mining was a synonym for the industrial crisis of “old” Europe. Mine shafts became a part of our industrial heritage and a reminder for a vanished tradition. But times have changed: mining in Europe plays a more and more important role in securing access to important raw materials for the future.

Tue, 03/07/2018

Seminar on cultural and industrial world heritage in mining and metallurgy – a European fact-finding

As part of the stakeholder engagement and networking of regions, MIREU partner GKZ Freiberg carried out a one-day ‘Seminar on Cultural and Industrial World Heritage in Mining and Metallurgy – a European Fact-Finding.